Sandra L. Silva

Features of bilirubin-induced reactive microglia: From phagocytosis to inflammation

Sandra L. Silva, Ana Rita Vaz, Andreia Barateiro et al. · Neurobiology of Disease · 2010 · 87 citations · Full text

Inflammation, Immunology, Autoimmunity +6

Neuritic growth impairment and cell death by unconjugated bilirubin is mediated by NO and glutamate, modulated by microglia, and prevented by glycoursodeoxycholic acid and interleukin-10

Sandra L. Silva, Ana Rita Vaz, Maria José Diógenes et al. · Neuropharmacology · 2012 · 68 citations

Inflammation, Unconjugated Bilirubin, Neuritic Growth Impairment +11

Selective vulnerability of rat brain regions to unconjugated bilirubin

Ana Rita Vaz, Sandra L. Silva, Andreia Barateiro et al. · Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience · 2011 · 47 citations

Neurophysiology, Selective Vulnerability, Neuroprotection +6

Pro-inflammatory cytokines intensify the activation of NO/NOS, JNK1/2 and caspase cascades in immature neurons exposed to elevated levels of unconjugated bilirubin

Ana Rita Vaz, Sandra L. Silva, Andreia Barateiro et al. · Experimental Neurology · 2011 · 44 citations

Inflammation, Cytokine, Signal Transduction +12

N-Methyl-d-Aspartate Receptor and Neuronal Nitric Oxide Synthase Activation Mediate Bilirubin-Induced Neurotoxicity

María Alexandra Brito, Ana Rita Vaz, Sandra L. Silva et al. · Molecular Medicine · 2010 · 44 citations · Full text